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Short Term Memory.

Posted 14:12 CET Sunday July 11th, 2010 (54 days ago). 169 views. No comments. Tagged with Formula 1, Personal.

After writing the previous entry I started pondering. Could it really be that I had less me-time than I had two years ago? If anything I should have more me-time after having quit my rather demanding job and being single for a few months. It’s probably all in my head, I’m most likely having more me-time than I used to. The human brain forgets fast. And I seem to be somewhat obsessed with the concept of spending time with myself.

There are only a couple of minutes left before the starting lights are turned off for the 2010 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix. Maybe you watched the previous race in Valencia, if you didn’t here’s a little something-something you missed:

Quickly, watch it now before the Formula One Management demands that the video is pulled!

Around the Pond.

Posted 17:34 CET Sunday June 13th, 2010 (82 days ago). 183 views. 2 comments. Tagged with Exercise, Formula 1, Personal.

Today I had my third and – so far – longest run this year. Only three runs in just as many weeks is pretty damn lazy, but I did plan to go for another one this week. Unfortunately, life is designed so that more often than not things just don’t go according to plan: Last Sunday I spent in the park with good friends; eating, drinking and talking about life, the universe and everything. The next two days I spent puking tiny pieces of typical park food and that took its toll on my ability and motivation to start running around.

But today I felt better and took off out into the wild. I was planning to plot the route in Google Maps using the GPS file from the Forerunner and use it to brag about my run by posting it here, but it turned out that getting this done was a bit of a pain. So you’ll just have to take my word for it: From Gamlebyen, via Bryn to Østensjøvannet, around that and back home again via Helsfyr. A nice route, but perhaps a bit to much up and down for my taste.

Next week looks kind of bad in terms of running because I’m busy every afternoon except for tomorrow, but it’s not very likely that I will set out on another adventure that early. My feet hurt now and there’s a good chance they’ll feel a bit funky tomorrow as well.

Now it’s time to eat some dinner before the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2010 from Montreal starts. Damn Hamilton is in pole position, but we can always hope that he spins off in the first corner, making way for the Red Bull team.

I went to Canada once, but I can’t really remember if Montreal was one of the cities I visited. Memories – they fade. Bye, bye, memories. No hard feelings, I hope?

Wheels.

Posted 14:48 CET Friday April 16th, 2010 (140 days ago). 297 views. One comment. Tagged with Formula 1.

Formula 1 driver Sebastein Buemi has the WTF moment of his life during one of today’s China Grand Prix practice sessions.

Pace.

Posted 19:12 CET Saturday March 13th, 2010 (174 days ago). 321 views. 2 comments. Tagged with Formula 1, Internet.

This weekend is an intriguing one. Or at least I think so, all my friends laugh at me. The reason is that the 2010 Formula 1 season kicks off this weekend and I’m psyched! I started to watch F1 races again back in 2007 and have watched almost every race since and I don’t think 2010 will be an exception.

There are a lot of interesting changes this year compared to the 2009 season. Probably the most interesting rule change is that the teams are no longer allowed to refuel during the race. The last time this rule was used was all the way back in 1993. Three new teams have been accepted to the grid, while Toyota is missing since the 2009 season. There have of course been some driver changes as well, and you might already know that seven-time World Champion and old timer Michael Schumacher has returned to Formula 1. He will be driving for Mercedes GP, formerly Brawn GP. One of my favorite drivers, Fernando Alonso, is now with Ferrari together with Felipe Massa, who is returning to Formula 1 after almost having a spring lodged through his brain last year.

So, if you, like me, enjoy cars driving around in circles at ridiculous speeds, you have a lot to look forward to this year! Continue reading "Pace." →

Vettel!

Posted 17:49 CET Saturday September 13th, 2008 (1 year, 355 days ago). 200 views. No comments. Tagged with Formula 1.

Even though I’ve not written much about Formula 1 this year, it’s been an interesting season. Until a couple of races ago, four drivers could potentially win the championship. Right now the fight is between Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. It’s also rather tight in the fight for the third place, with only one point between one of my favorite drivers, Robert Kubica, and Kimi Räikkönen, driving for BMW Sauber and Ferrari respectively.

Not that anything is decided yet, things can change quickly in Formula 1 as we saw last year. This weekend the teams are in Italy for the 2008 Italy Grand Prix and the Monza track, the fastest circuit of the season with a top speed of up to 372 km/h (231 mph)*. Today’s qualifying was an exciting one with a lot of rain and weather that changed faster than the teams could keep up with.

Two times Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso didn’t even manage to get to Q2, while all the top drivers except Massa failed to qualify for Q1. This opened the grid for some of the smaller teams and in the end young German Sebastian Vettel found himself in pole position. The Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes’ pit crews look happy whenever one of their drivers manage to secure the pole, but they are used to it. The scenes in the Toro Rosse pit showed real emotions when they understood what Vettel has managed. To get to Q1 is not something that happens every day for a small team like Toro Rosso and I don’t think they’ve ever had a driver in pole position.

If I were a woman, I probably would have cried a bit.

How long Vettel will manage to stay in P1 during tomorrows race is up for discussion. He’s got Heikki Kovalainen on the grid next to him and Kovalainen’s McLaren-Mercedes would normally beat the STR-Ferrari. But we’ll see. One thing is for sure: With champion wanna-be Hamilton as far back in the grid as P15, Räikkönen on P14, Robert Kubica on P11 and Massa on P6 we will see some seriously entertaining driving tomorrow.

*That was with the old V10 engines, the top speed is lower now, I’m not sure of the exact figure.